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How to store NPC movement data?
In my 2D tile-based game, I have NPCs that move around on a fixed path. I am putting the information about the NPCs in a .plist file that is loaded on startup. The thing is, I'm not sure how to format ...
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In a 2D tile-based game, how should NPCs and tiles reference each other?
I'm making a tile engine for 2D games (seen from the top). Basically the world is composed of a grid of tiles.
Now I want to put for instance NPCs that can move on the map.
What do you think is ...
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Implementing a tile-based game
Which data structure should be best used to store a pile of tiles from which a player can pick a random tile?
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Alternative to 2D array in a tiled-map structure
After searching for a long time, I'm surprised this question was not asked yet. In a 2D, tiled-map game, how do you handle the map ? I'd be glad to have your point of view in any languages, though I'm ...
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Should I share the same tile structure for display and pathfinding?
I know how to display a 2D map with tiles.
I know how to make a pathfinding algorithm using A*.
Those two things demand a structure or a class. My question is : do you use the same structure for ...
